Browsing by Keywords "Self-assembly"
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Angiogenic heparin-mimetic peptide nanofiber gel improves regenerative healing of acute wounds
(American Chemical Society, 2017)Wound repair in adult mammals typically ends with the formation of a scar, which prevents full restoration of the function of the healthy tissue, although most of the wounded skin heals. Rapid and functional recovery of ... -
Atomic layer deposition of metal oxides on self-assembled peptide nanofiber templates for fabrication of functional nanomaterials
(Bilkent University, 2016-08)There are mainly two basic approaches in nanostructured materials synthesis. The rst one is the top-down approach and requires material removal from a bulk substrate material by chemical, physical, mechanical or thermal ... -
Bioactive peptide nanofibers for tissue regeneration
(Bilkent University, 2016-01)Defects in the tissues or organs caused by trauma or diseases can have detrimental effects on all aspects of patients’ life quality. During the last three decades, considerable developments have been made in tissue engineering ... -
Bioactive self-assembled peptide nanofibers for corneal stroma regeneration
(Elsevier, 2014)Defects in the corneal stroma caused by trauma or diseases such as macular corneal dystrophy and keratoconus can be detrimental for vision. Development of therapeutic methods to enhance corneal regeneration is essential ... -
Biocompatible electroactive tetra (aniline)-conjugated peptide nanofibers for neural differentiation
(American Chemical Society, 2018)Peripheral nerve injuries cause devastating problems for the quality of patients' lives, and regeneration following damage to the peripheral nervous system is limited depending on the degree of the damage. Use of ... -
Bioinspired organic-inorganic composite materials
(Bilkent University, 2016-05)Nature has been an inspiration and information source for scientists over centuries, for developing new materials. A great e ort has been spent in order to understand biological materials. The biomineralization process ... -
Biotinylated peptide nanofibers for modulating the immune response
(Bilkent University, 2016-06)Despite the fact that vaccination eradicates many diseases, a broad variety of disorders cannot be treated using current vaccine development methods. In addition, it is difficult to rapidly develop new vaccines following ... -
Boronic acid conjugated peptide amphiphile systems for controlled drug release
(Bilkent University, 2017-08)Targeted cancer drug delivery is still under investigation and scientists have been focusing on major differences between healthy and cancer tissue to develop novel effective therapies. The cancer microenvironment has ... -
Cellular internalization of therapeutic oligonucleotides by peptide amphiphile nanofibers and nanospheres
(American Chemical Society, 2016-04)Oligonucleotides are promising drug candidates due to the exceptionally high specificity they exhibit toward their target DNA and RNA sequences. However, their poor pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, in ... -
Characterization of self-assembly and self-healing of peptide amphiphiles by atomic force microscopy
(Bilkent University, 2017-10)Biological feedback mechanisms exert precise control over the initiation and termination of molecular self-assembly in response to environmental stimuli, while minimizing the formation and propagation of defects through ... -
Chemical funneling of colloidal gold nanoparticles on printed arrays of end-grafted polymers for plasmonic applications
(American Chemical Society, 2020-06)Spatially defined assembly of colloidal metallic nanoparticles is necessary for fabrication of plasmonic devices. In this study, we demonstrate high-resolution additive jet printing of end-functional polymers to serve as ... -
Colloidal optoelectronics of self-assembled quantum well superstructures
(Bilkent University, 2020-06)Advances in the colloidal nanocrystal synthesis enabled creation of quasi twodimensional colloidal quantum wells (CQWs) in the last decade. These CQWs possess similar properties to those of epitaxially grown quantum wells ... -
Controlled enzymatic stability and release characteristics of supramolecular chiral peptide amphiphile nanofiber gels
(Elsevier B.V., 2017)Supramolecular bioarchitectures formed by assembly of achiral or chiral building blocks play important roles in various biochemical processes. Stereochemistry of amino acids is important for structural organization of ... -
Design and construction of protein and peptide-based self-assembled nanostructures
(Elsevier, 2022-01-01)Self-assembly is the driving force for the formation of biological materials. From nucleic acid conformations to more complex cellular organizations, self-assembling structures shape biological functionality. So, the design ... -
Dynamic adaptive colloidal crystals far from equilibrium
(Bilkent University, 2019-08)Self-assembly has been the center of attention of many researchers from all branches of science. Self-assembly of static structures such as crystals often forms through energy minimization, while dynamic ones need constant ... -
Electrostatic effects on nanofiber formation of self-assembling peptide amphiphiles
(Elsevier, 2011)Self-assembling peptide amphiphile molecules have been of interest to various tissue engineering studies. These molecules self-assemble into nanofibers which organize into three-dimensional networks to form hydrocolloid ... -
Enzymatic degradation of self-assembled peptide nanofiber gels
(Bilkent University, 2016-02)The self-assembled peptide nano ber gels have received enormous attention because of their inherent biocompatible, biodegradable and functional properties. They provide a smart platform for a range of applications such ... -
Extracellular matrix mimetic peptide scaffolds for neural stem cell culture and differentiation
(Humana Press, 2014)Self-assembled peptide nanofibers form three-dimensional networks that are quite similar to fibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) in their physical structure. By incorporating short peptide sequences derived from ECM proteins, ... -
Fabrication of supramolecular n/p-nanowires via coassembly of oppositely charged peptide-chromophore systems in aqueous media
(American Chemical Society, 2017-07)Fabrication of supramolecular electroactive materials at the nanoscale with well-defined size, shape, composition, and organization in aqueous medium is a current challenge. Herein we report construction of supramolecular ... -
Force and time-dependent self-assembly, disruption and recovery of supramolecular peptide amphiphile nanofibers
(Institute of Physics Publishing, 2018)Biological feedback mechanisms exert precise control over the initiation and termination of molecular self-assembly in response to environmental stimuli, while minimizing the formation and propagation of defects through ...
